If you are in a crisis, call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988

Advisory Committee

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Dallas Allen

Vice Chair

Franklin County Forensic Science Center, Suicide Investigations & Postvention Specialist

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Olivia Bossell, CHES, CPST
Past Chair
Columbus Public Health, PH Program Manager, Child Injury Prevention

Howard Washington, DMin

Education Action Team Chair

Second Baptist Church,
Pastor

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Sierra MacEachron, MPH
Data & Research Action Team Chair
Franklin County Public Health, Epidemiology Supervisor

Tami Langen, MSW, LISW-S

Tami Langen, MSW, LISW-S
Executive Committee Secretary
Columbus Public Health, Prevention Services Program Manager

John Ackerman, PhD

John Ackerman, PhD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Suicide Prevention Clinical Manager

Tonya Fulwider
Mental Health America of Ohio, Executive Director

Erica Crawley, JD, MPA
Franklin County Board of Commissioners,
Franklin County Commissioner

Susan Ortega, MSW, LISW-S
Syntero, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives 

Bernard Williams, Jr. LISW-S
Central Ohio VA Health Care,
Suicide Prevention Coordinator

Angela Damon
LOSS Community Services, Executive Director

Marvella Allen, MSW, LISW-S
Pickerington City Schools,
Director of Prevention and Intervention

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Alison O’Donnell
North Central Mental Health Services, Director of 988 and Suicide Prevention Services

Denise Martin
Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services,
Community Health & Wellness Manager

Glenn Thomas, PhD

Glenn Thomas, PhD
Nationwide Children’s HospitalDirector, Behavioral Health

Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells
Ohio House of Representatives, District 25

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Rick Minerd, MBA
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office,
Chief Deputy

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Dr. Dorothy Hassan
Our Helpers, CEO

 

 

 

Nettie Ferguson, MAPT, OCPC
ADAMH Board of Franklin County,
Community Prevention Manager

 

 

 

Caroline Rankin, MPH
Franklin County Office on Aging, Assistant Director of Support Services

 

 

 

Chris Nemeth, LISW-S
Sun Behavioral Health, Director of Business Development